Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
166 pending office actions • 35 clients • 134 examiners • 65 art units • 0 of 166 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Grüneberg Global IP, PLLC demonstrates significant experience in Chemistry & Materials with 2771 career applications. The firm has secured a resolved allowance rate_pct of 78.03. This performance is supported by an avg_office_actions_per_allowance of 3.91, which reflects the iterative nature of prosecution in complex chemical arts. The firm's ability to maintain a high allowance rate across 2771 applications indicates a robust internal process for handling examiner interactions.
The firm currently manages 98 pending office actions. With 2771 career applications, this volume of pending work suggests an active and ongoing presence at the patent office. The combination of a 78.03 allowance rate and 3.91 office actions per allowance provides a benchmark for clients expecting thorough but persistent prosecution efforts. For practitioners, these figures highlight a firm that balances a large volume of work with a consistent success rate in the Chemistry & Materials sector. The 3.91 average suggests that most cases require several rounds of communication before reaching a resolution.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 35 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 35 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 4 (2%) |
| §103 only | 53 (32%) |
| §102 only | 6 (4%) |
| §112 only | 4 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 14 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 81 (49%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (1%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| KUIPERS, JENNA ANN | 6 | 72.5% | -1.3% |
| RIOJA, MELISSA A | 5 | 49.4% | +53.8% |
| SULLIVAN IV, CHARLES COLLINS | 4 | 69.3% | +12.0% |
| BOYLE, KARA BRADY | 4 | 61.7% | -10.0% |
| USELDING, JOHN E | 3 | 53.7% | +17.4% |
| RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD | 3 | 45.8% | +32.9% |
| VAJDA, PETER L | 3 | 75.0% | +12.9% |
| LENIHAN, JEFFREY S | 3 | 73.0% | +17.0% |
| BOYKIN, TERRESSA M | 3 | 89.4% | +8.4% |
| MERCIER, MELISSA S | 2 | 72.1% | +5.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18575870 | PRODUCTION OF PU FOAMS | BOYKIN, TERRESSA M | — |
| 18575876 | PRODUCTION OF PU FOAMS USING RECYCLED POLYOLS | BOYKIN, TERRESSA M | — |
| 18575871 | RECOVERING DI- AND/OR POLYISOCYANATES FROM PU-DEPOLYMERISATION PROCESSES | BOYKIN, TERRESSA M | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18018709 | A POLYESTER MOLDING COMPRISING A METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK HAVING A LOW OUTGASSING OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | PEPITONE, MICHAEL F | 162d overdue |
| 18186290 | IN VITRO GENETIC DISEASE MODEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | SULLIVAN, STEPHANIE LAUREN | 22d overdue |
| 18363008 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING SPRAY DELIVERY | RAPILLO, KRISTINE K | 9d overdue |
| 18056135 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTI-BAY CONNECTED CHARGER HAVING A COMMUNICATIONS MODULE | KOTOWSKI, LISA MICHELLE | 6d |
| 18611782 | FABRIC INKJET INK, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDED MATTER | BOELITZ, SAMUEL FREDERICK | 16d |
| 17636546 | PRODUCTION OF RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM | BOYLE, KARA BRADY | 16d |
| 18258345 | FLAME-RETARDED THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE | USELDING, JOHN E | 22d |
| 17757528 | SORBITAN ESTERS AND PROCESS FOR ENZYMATICALLY PREPARING SAME | FERNANDEZ, SUSAN EMILY | 28d |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18258345 | FLAME-RETARDED THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE | USELDING, JOHN E | 22d |
| 17045401 | FOAMS BASED ON THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS | RIOJA, MELISSA A | 22d |
| 17905007 | Non-primary hydroxyl group based foams | RIOJA, MELISSA A | 39d |
| 18314218 | RESIN PARTICLE AND TONER | SULLIVAN IV, CHARLES COLLINS | 46d |
| 18846866 | POWDER FOR USE IN A LAYERWISE PROCESS WITH LASERS IN THE VISIBLE AND NEAR-INFRARED RANGE | USELDING, JOHN E | — |
| 18664523 | TONER, TONER ACCOMMODATING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | SULLIVAN IV, CHARLES COLLINS | — |
| 18706399 | NEW METHOD FOR RECYCLING OF POLYURETHANE | RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD | — |
| 18689098 | FOAMED POLYLACTIC ACID SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOAMED POLYLACTIC ACID SHEET | RIOJA, MELISSA A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1737 | 5 |
| 1764 | 5 |
| 1734 | 4 |
| 1766 | 4 |
| 1765 | 4 |
| 1762 | 4 |
| 3635 | 3 |
| 1767 | 3 |
| 3731 | 2 |
| 1742 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18721953 | Untitled | BASF Corporation | JOHNSON, SONJI N | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | ||
| 19478382 | COLLECTION RECEPTACLE FOR WORKPIECE PARTICLES, HANDHELD POWER TOOL ASSEMBLY, PARTICLE COLLECTION ASSEMBLY, HANDHELD POWER TOOL SYSTEM, AND USE OF A GUIDE RAIL | Festool GmbH | SEIF, DARIUSH | 3731 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 18878399 | DOUBLE-ROPE STRUCTURE | Kuraray Co., Ltd. | HUANG, GRACE | 3732 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2025 |
| 19307857 | Sealing device for an edge joint and drywall | Hilti Aktiengesellschaft | KWIECINSKI, RYAN D | 3635 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2025 |
| 19134796 | MILLED SILICA AND LIQUID RADIATION CURABLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME | Evonik Operations GmbH | GRAHAM, ANDREW D | 1742 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 18841900 | FIBER SHEET | Kuraray Kuraflex Co., Ltd. | GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| 19073140 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING IMAGE DATA | Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH | TURCHEN, JAMES R | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 | |
| 19109464 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING PARTS | Finatec Holding AG | JORGENSEN, ABBY A | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 | |
| 19107214 | FROZEN FOOD FOR MICROWAVE COOKING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. | KERSHAW, KELLY P | 1791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19105160 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND SEALING A LINE FEEDTHROUGH DIRECTLY BENEATH A CEILING | Hilti Aktiengesellschaft | MAESTRI, PATRICK J | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 | |
| 18996619 | SET OF DEVICES FOR ROUTING LINES, PIPES, AND/OR CABLES THROUGH A BUILDING COMPONENT | Hilti Aktiengesellschaft | SOLOMON, ASA FRANKLIN | 3632 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18996697 | SET OF DEVICES FOR ROUTING LINES, PIPES, AND/OR CABLES THROUGH A BUILDING COMPONENT | Hilti Aktiengesellschaft | HERRING, BRENT W | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 18996722 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN EMERGENCY BRAKE UNIT FOR A MOTOR-DRIVEN TOOL, MONITORING UNIT, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE UNIT | Festool GmbH | SMITH, JACOB A | 3731 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18878936 | NAPPED ARTIFICIAL LEATHER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | Kuraray Co., Ltd. | CHOI, PETER Y | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 | |
| 18874306 | METHOD OF MONITORING INTAKE OF BREAST MILK BY AN INFANT | Britta Christiansen | LUONG, PETER | 3797 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18871538 | CONTINUOUS FIRE PROTECTION STRIPS FOR A FIRE STOP AND FIRE STOP | Hilti Aktiengesellschaft | DANDRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER R. | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 | |
| 18870159 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MULTIDIMENSIONAL RIGID FOAM PARTS BY MEANS OF JIGSAW PUZZLE-PIECE CONNECTION | Evonik Operations GmbH | KIM, YUNJU | 1742 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18869988 | IMPROVED BIOTECHNOLOGICAL METHOD FOR PRODUCING GUANIDINO ACETIC ACID (GAA) BY USING NADH-DEPENDENT DEHYDROGENASES | Evonik Operations GmbH | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1652 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18958013 | JOINT-SEALING ELEMENT FOR MOVEMENT JOINTS AND SEALING ARRANGEMENT WITH SUCH A JOINT-SEALING ELEMENT | Hilti Aktiengesellschaft | SADLON, JOSEPH | 3635 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18957976 | JOINT-SEALING ELEMENT FOR MOVEMENT JOINTS AND SEALING ARRANGEMENT WITH SUCH A JOINT-SEALING ELEMENT | Hilti Aktiengesellschaft | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 3635 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18866812 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICALLY CHECKING MOLDED PARTS | Finatec Holding AG | TRAN, DUY ANH | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 | |
| 18865124 | PLANT PROTEIN COMPOSITION | Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. | LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| 18695624 | AMBULATORY PEST TRAPPING DEVICE | Kuraray Co., Ltd. | ALGHAILANI, SHADA MOHAMED | 3643 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18860769 | AN AUGMENTED REALITY BASED AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH TASK MANAGER | BASF Corporation | CRAWFORD, JACINTA M | 2617 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18856868 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMMUNE CELL REJUVENATION AND THERAPIES USING REJUVENATED IMMUNE CELLS | Turn Biotechnologies, Inc. | TRAN, SUSAN T | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 | |
| 18850253 | BITTER TASTE MASKING AGENT FOR POTASSIUM CHLORIDE | Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. | LACHICA, ERICSON M | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| 18847530 | AN AUGMENTED REALITY BASED AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH A HANDS FREE SELECTION OF A VIRTUAL OBJECT | BASF Corporation | FOLLANSBEE, YVONNE TRANG | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| 18846866 | POWDER FOR USE IN A LAYERWISE PROCESS WITH LASERS IN THE VISIBLE AND NEAR-INFRARED RANGE | Evonik Operations GmbH | USELDING, JOHN E | 1743 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18846094 | PRE-FUNCTIONALIZED HARD SHELL CAPSULE WITH ACCELERATED DRUG RELEASE AT PH VALUE 5 TO 5.5 | Evonik Operations GmbH | MERCIER, MELISSA S | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| 18844105 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POROUS MATERIALS | Aerogel-It GmbH | BOSS, WENDY LYNN | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 | |
| 18821023 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE OF A SAMPLE | Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH | DUFFY, CAROLINE TABANCAY | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 | |
| 18839475 | PROCESS OF PRODUCING A MULTI-FILAMENT, MULTI-FILAMENT PRODUCED THEREFROM AND USE OF THE MULTI-FILAMENT | BASF Corporation | SULTANA, NAHIDA | 1743 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18839546 | BIO BASED COMPOSITION | Evonik Operations GmbH | ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 | |
| 18837410 | AN AUGMENTED REALITY-BASED AUTOMATION SYSTEM | BASF Corporation | TRAN, VI N | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 | |
| 18836854 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM | Victor Giujuzza | HIGGINS, GERARD T | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 | |
| 18837023 | AN AUGMENTED REALITY-BASED AUTOMATION SYSTEM | BASF Corporation | TRAN, SARAH ASHLEY | 3656 | §103 | Final Rejection | 51d overdue | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18835520 | AMBULATORY PEST TRAPPING DEVICE | Kuraray Trading Co., Ltd. | ELLIS, CHRISTOPHER P | 3644 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18832825 | RECORDING BODY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING RECORDING BODY, AND RECORDING METHOD | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | HIGGINS, GERARD T | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| 18710265 | METHOD AND TEST KIT FOR THE COST-EFFECTIVE AND RESOURCE-SAVING EXTRACTION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS | Ist Innuscreen GmbH | OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 | |
| 18767505 | ARYLQUINAZOLINES | Merck Patent GmbH | ANDERSON, REBECCA L | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 | |
| 18715265 | IMPROVED ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR PRINTING ORGANIC POLYMER BATTERIES | Evonik Operations GmbH | SHEWAREGED, BETELHEM | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 | |
| 18726857 | CROSSLINKABLE COMPOSITION BASED ON AN ELASTOMER-CONTAINING POWDER OR GRANULE, AND ELASTOMER COMPOUNDS AND ARTICLES OBTAINABLE THEREFROM | Forward Engineering GmbH | HEINCER, LIAM J | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 | |
| 18726591 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Kuraray Co., Ltd. | PIERCE, JEREMY R | 1789 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18762222 | RESIN PARTICLE, TONER, TONER ACCOMMODATING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | KUIPERS, JENNA ANN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 | |
| 18754720 | RESIN PARTICLE, TONER, DEVELOPING AGENT, AND TONER ACCOMMODATING UNIT | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | KUIPERS, JENNA ANN | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| 18738261 | PROCESS FOR ISOMERIZATION OF 2,4,4-TRIMETHYLPENT-2-ENE TO 2,4,4-TRIMETHYLPENT-1-ENE | Evonik Oxeno GmbH & Co. Kg | CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L | 1772 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18733979 | HYDROGEL, INKJET INK, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELL CULTURE BODY, AND CELL-CONTAINING GEL PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | CANDELARIA, JULIANA IRENE | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 | |
| 18673446 | FLUID EJECTION HEAD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUID EJECTION HEAD, FLUID EJECTION ASSEMBLY, AND FLUID EJECTION DEVICE | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO | 2853 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18664523 | TONER, TONER ACCOMMODATING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | SULLIVAN IV, CHARLES COLLINS | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 | |
| 18709975 | FOAMED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | Evonik Operations GmbH | KRYLOVA, IRINA | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial78.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Grüneberg Global IP, PLLC were allowed, across 2,771 applications in USPTO records.
3.91 office actions per allowed application on average.
166 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 35 clients, before 134 examiners in 65 art units.